Ivan the Terrible

By leannaodell
  • Aug 25, 1530

    Ivan was born

    Ivan was born in a town near Moscow,Russia. He was born into a noble family. Ivan's father was the Grand Duke of Russia.
  • Jan 1, 1533

    Ivan is named Grand Duke

    Ivan was proclaimed Grand Duke of Russia upon the death of his father Vasili III. He is just 3 years old at the time. This begins a long reign of being the most powerful person in Russia.
  • Jan 16, 1547

    Crowned Tsar and grand prince of all Russia

    ivan is crowned as the first Russian czar upon his command. This begins the road of the leader of Russia being a czar. He has become one of the most powerful people in the world because of this. He still is only 17 years old.
  • Feb 10, 1547

    Married the love of his life

    Ivan married a woman named Anastasiya Romanovna who was a great aunt of the future first tsar of the Romanov Dynasty
  • Dec 9, 1581

    Ivan kills his son

    Ivan The Terrible killed his own son in a violent dispute. The son, Ivan Ivanovich was to be the next of the throne. But his father struck him with his pointed staff. After this Russian fell under the control of several nobles leading to itslosing of power.

  • Ivan died

    Ivan dies as the monk Jonah in his home in Moscow. He was playing a game of chess when he fainted and was brought to his room. He didn't become a monk until the last moments of his life. After his death Russia fell into anarchy.